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Amaretto Ice Cream Recipe

Ordinary ice cream just won't do for the holidays. So I make this cool and creamy treat featuring Amaretto, almonds and chocolate chips.Guests can't resist it!—Nancy Paul, Lakeview, Ohio

TOTAL TIME: Prep: 20 min. + freezingYIELD:10 servings

Ingredients

2 cups heavy whipping cream

1 can (14 ounces) sweetened condensed milk

2 egg yolks

1/4 cup Amaretto

1/4 teaspoon almond extract

1/2 cup sliced almonds, toasted

1/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips

1/4 cup sliced almonds

Directions

1.In a large bowl, beat cream until stiff peaks form; set aside. In a small saucepan, heat milk to 175°, stirring constantly. Whisk a small amount of the hot mixture into egg yolks. Return all to the pan, whisking constantly. Cook and stir over low heat until mixture reaches at least 160° and coats the back of a metal spoon. Remove from the heat.

2. Cool quickly by placing pan in a bowl of ice water; stir for 2 minutes. Stir in Amaretto and extract. Fold in whipped cream and toasted almonds. Pour into a 9-in. square pan; cover and freeze for 4 hours or until firm.